Staffordshire University, Land Off Lordship Lane, Stoke On Trent, ST4 2YJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/DCC/01091 - Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Approved

Proposal

Request to discharge condition 15 ( Bat Mitigation Licence) of planning permission Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Validated
2 Oct 2026
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Received
around 5 Oct 2026
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Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Stoke On Trent Air Quality Management Area 2011
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Stoke-on-Trent built-up area; Flood defence about 45 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 25 year flood).
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition
Postcode
ST4 2YJ
Received
around 5 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Decision
Condition Discharged
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Emery Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 42 days faster than Stoke on Trent's median of 45 for discharge of conditions. Approved, as 81% of discharge of conditions here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
22decided in the last year

Plota live figures for discharge of conditions decided by Stoke on Trent in the last twelve months, from validation. Stoke on Trent decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
27 Nov 2026
Stoke on Trent
Planning Authority Score
1.4/10
Poor
#283 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Stoke on Trent is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #286 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 75% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stoke on Trent decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #162 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #181 of 296
28%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #286 of 296
75%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #294 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
27 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
68 decided
475
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026